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Sealing A Fluid Pocket With An Injected Solution

Rhode Island rates for HCPCS 49185

A needle or fine tube is passed through the skin into a pocket of fluid such as a cyst, a collection of lymph fluid, or a seroma left after surgery, with imaging used to guide it and contrast injected first to show the size and shape of the pocket. A solution is then injected that irritates the lining so the pocket scars down and stops refilling. It can be done wherever such a collection forms, not only in the abdomen or pelvis.

Rates data updated July 2026.

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th–90th $676$4,3650%10%10th90th$2,570Professionalmedian $692 · 10th–90th $120$1,4790%10%20%10th90th$692$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Facility and professional rates are different services and are charted separately. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,288.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,949.84